includes letters from:
John Philip, Philipton, Graaff-Reinet and Cape Town - extracts from letters to Jane Philips recounting his journeys; his judgement (with James Read) of charges against chief Waterboer; letter to Lieutenant Governor [Lt-Colonel Hare], Eastern Province, suggesting treaty with Mohesh [Moshoeshoe I ]; letter to Cape governor [Sir George Thomas Napier]; sending copies of papers re Basuto to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, copy of letter to him; letters from several missionaries on LMS directors' resolutions re allowances
George Barker, Paarl
joint letters from John Philip and Jane Philip, Cape Town
Edward Williams, Hankey
Richard Birt, Umxelo [Botman's Kraal] - infant school started; benefits of girls boarding school
John Pears, Somerset - death of Dorothy Evans [widow of John Evans]
Robert Hart, senior, Somerset - Mrs Dorothy Evans' bequest to LMS, with legal opinion
James Read (junior), Kat River - his marriage to Ann Barker (daughter of George Barker)
William Passmore, Port Elizabeth
Jane Philip, Cape Town
T Standen, Grahamstown - requesting ordination of Nicholas Smit
joint letter from John Philip and James Read - reasons Holloway Helmore did not succeed at Likathlong/Lekatlong
Henry Calderwood, Cape Town and Caledon (Zurbraak) - his journey to Xhosa territory
Adam Kok III, Colesberg
joint letter from John Philip and Theophilus Atkinson, Colesberg
Eugene Casalis, Thaba mission [Thaba Nehu/Thaba Nchu]
Evan der Schulke, Cape Town
John Messer, Uitenhage and Wellfound [Welgevonden] - left Uitenhage following Mrs Messer's death
Gottlob Schreiner, Bethany, Thaba Nehu [Thana Nchu] and Beersheba
Theophilus Atkinson, Colesberg [Northern Cape]
Frederick Gottlob Kayser, Knapps Hope
William Elliott, Uitenhage
copy of letter of Moshoeshoe I to lieutenant governor [Lt-Colonel Hare], signed for him by Eugene Casalis and accompanied by joint letter from Eugene Casalis, Thomas Arbousset, F Daumas and S Rolland
joint letter by James Cameron, J F Pocock and James Collard, Cape Town requesting LMS to find a minister for Union Chapel, Cape Town
secretary to Cape governor, Cape Town
John Brownlee, Williams Town [King William's Town]
Christopher Sass, Theopolis
James Cameron, Cape Town - suggests Colonial Missionary Society might help with finding minister for Union Chapel
James Read, Philipton, Kat River - boers disturbing country, ordered missions to leave stations, taking possession
John Locke, Grahamstown
Reports from the following on their respective stations:-
George Barker, Paarl
William Anderson, Pacaltsdorp
Henry Schmelen, Komaggas
Peter Wright and Isaac Hughes, Griquatown
Theophilus Atkinson, Colesberg
Holloway Helmore, Borigelong
Henry Helm, Caledon
John Munro, Cradock
Richard Birt, Umxelo [Botman's Kraal]
Frederick Gottlob Kayser, Knapps Hope
John Melvill, Dysan's Kraal
William Passmore, Port Elizabeth
Albert Van Lingen, Graaff-Reinet
M Vogelgezang, Cape Town
James Kitchingman, Bethelsdorp
Arie Vos, Tulbagh (in Dutch)
James Read, Philipton, Kat River
William Philip, Hankey